Childwatch International
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Australian Institute of Family Studies
| Address | Main lines of research | Staff profile and disciplines | Networks |
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Australian Institute of Family Studies 300 Queen Street
Tel: +61-3-9214 7888 John Shelton |
– Parenting, including fathering – Child maltreatment and child protection – The life course of Australian families – Families as carers – Family formation, dissolution and reformation – Family trends monitoring -Indicators of wellbeing for children and young people – Geographic distribution of families – Rural family issues – Families and housing – Families and work – Australian living standards study – Families and the development of human, family and social capital – Families and policy change toward self-provisioning |
The institute has 46 staff in three programme areas: – Research – Information dissemination – Corporate services The disciplines among staff are: – Psychology – Sociology – Education – Statistics – Policy analysis – Economics In the information programme, personnel are: – Librarians – Editors – Media liaison and marketing officers Corporate service personnel are trained in: – Accountancy – Information technology – Administration |
We have direct contact with many of the other Key Institutions of Childwatch International. In addition, we maintain links with: – International Family Policy Forum (Toronto, Canada) – Vanier Institute (Montreal, Canada) – European Observatory on National Family Policies (Social Policy Unit, University of York, UK) – International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (Amsterdam, the Netherlands) – Dartington Social Research Unit (Dartington, UK) – Thomas Coram Research Unit (London, UK) |
Last updated: 1 July 1999